Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Eds.). (Year). Title of work: Subtitle (edition.). (Volume(s).). Place of publication: Publisher.
Books Single author
Matthews, J. (1999). The art of childhood and adolescence: The construction of meaning. London: Falmer Press.
Two authors
Colclough, B., & Colclough, J. (1999). A challenge to change. London: Thorsons.
Three or more authors
Rosenthal, R., Rosnow, R. L., & Rubin, D. B. (2000). Contrasts and effect sizes in behavioral research: A correlational approach. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Edited work
Snyder, C. R. (Ed.). (1999). Coping: The psychology of what works. New York: Oxford University Press. Later edition
Newcomb, H. (Ed.). (2000). Television: The critical view (6th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. No author The Blackwell dictionary of cognitive psychology. (1991). Oxford, UK: Blackwell. No date of publication
Mandl, H., et al. (Eds.). (n.d.). Learning and instruction: European research in an international context. (Vol. 2). Oxford, UK: Pergamon. Two or more books by the same author published in the same year
Kubler-Ross, E. (1993a). AIDS: The ultimate challenge. New York: Collier Books.
Kubler-Ross, E. (1993b). Questions and answers on death and dying. New York: Collier Books. Multivolume work
Russell, B. (1967). The autobiography of Bertrand Russell (Vols. 1-3). London: Allen & Unwin. Translation
Bonino S., Cattelino E., & Ciairano, S. (2005). Adolescents and risk: Behavior, functions, and protective factors. (L. McDonald, Trans.). Milan, Italy : Springer. (Original work published 2003). Thesis or dissertation
Milnes, G. M. (1998). Adolescent depression: The use of generative instruction to increase rational beliefs and decrease irrational beliefs and depressed mood. Unpublished M.Appl.Psy. thesis, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia. Conference (complete conference proceedings with editors)
Bickman, L., & Ellis, H. (Eds.). (1990). Preparing psychologists for the 21st century: Proceedings of the National Conference on Graduate Education in Psychology, 1988, University of Utah. Hillsdale, NJ: L. Erlbaum. Organisation
American Educational Research Association. (1985). Standards for educational and psychological testing. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Government publication
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (1999). Australia's young people: Their health and wellbeing, the report on the health of young people aged 12-24 years. Canberra, Australia: AIHW. Government departments
Australia. Department of Health and Aged Care. (1999). Mental health: A report focusing on depression, 1998. Canberra, Australia: AGPS.
Western Australia. Office of Citizenship and Multicultural Interests. (2000). 2000 migrant services directory: A Western Australian guide for migrants and service providers. Perth, Australia: Office of
Citizenship and Multicultural Interests.
Please Note: Documents authored by government departments are cited following the jurisdiction they report to. Precede the department name with Australia., Western Australia., etc.
Internet Documents
Cite documents published on the web according to the specific guidelines for the type of document. Books, plays, government reports and company annual reports are examples of documents that may be published on the web.
Please note: If no author or editor is given and the document is not a part, article or chapter, citation is by title, and format will precede the year of publication. Standard format for citation
Author, A. A. (Year). Title: Subtitle (Edition). Publisher. Retrieved month day, year, from Source or supplier information: Web address
Whole Internet site
Goldberg, I. (2000). Dr. Ivan's depression central. Retrieved November 21, 2001, from http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.html Electronic document, no author How to cite references (1996). Retrieved November 21, 2001, from Murdoch University Library website: http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/libinfo/gdes/refgdes/cite/cite.html Article in online encyclopaedia, no author
Depression (psychology) (2001). In Microsoft Encarta online encyclopedia 2002. Microsoft. Retrieved November 21, 2001, from http://encarta.ninemsn.com.au Government publication (Australian Bureau of Statistics bulletin)
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (1997). Mental health and wellbeing: Profile of adults, Western Australia [Electronic version] cat. no. 4326.5. Retrieved November 21, 2001, from AusStats: http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats
AusStats is an example of a full text database that makes statistical data freely available on the Internet. Government publication (Government department)
Australia. Department of Health and Aged Care. (2000). National youth suicide prevention strategy [Electronic version]. Retrieved November 21, 2001, from http://www.health.gov.au/hsdd/mentalhe/sp/nysps/about.htm
The APA style is an academic standard for doing this, follow the link bellow
http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/find/citation/apa.html
How to use the APA style in an assignment
Standard format for citation
Single author
Matthews, J. (1999). The art of childhood and adolescence: The construction of meaning. London: Falmer Press.
Two authors
Colclough, B., & Colclough, J. (1999). A challenge to change. London: Thorsons.
Three or more authors
Rosenthal, R., Rosnow, R. L., & Rubin, D. B. (2000). Contrasts and effect sizes in behavioral research: A correlational approach. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Edited work
Snyder, C. R. (Ed.). (1999). Coping: The psychology of what works. New York: Oxford University Press.
Later edition
Newcomb, H. (Ed.). (2000). Television: The critical view (6th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.
No author
The Blackwell dictionary of cognitive psychology. (1991). Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
No date of publication
Mandl, H., et al. (Eds.). (n.d.). Learning and instruction: European research in an international context. (Vol. 2). Oxford, UK: Pergamon.
Two or more books by the same author published in the same year
Kubler-Ross, E. (1993a). AIDS: The ultimate challenge. New York: Collier Books.
Kubler-Ross, E. (1993b). Questions and answers on death and dying. New York: Collier Books.
Multivolume work
Russell, B. (1967). The autobiography of Bertrand Russell (Vols. 1-3). London: Allen & Unwin.
Translation
Bonino S., Cattelino E., & Ciairano, S. (2005). Adolescents and risk: Behavior, functions, and protective factors. (L. McDonald, Trans.). Milan, Italy : Springer. (Original work published 2003).
Thesis or dissertation
Milnes, G. M. (1998). Adolescent depression: The use of generative instruction to increase rational beliefs and decrease irrational beliefs and depressed mood. Unpublished M.Appl.Psy. thesis, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia.
Conference (complete conference proceedings with editors)
Bickman, L., & Ellis, H. (Eds.). (1990). Preparing psychologists for the 21st century: Proceedings of the National Conference on Graduate Education in Psychology, 1988, University of Utah. Hillsdale, NJ: L. Erlbaum.
Organisation
American Educational Research Association. (1985). Standards for educational and psychological testing. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Government publication
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (1999). Australia's young people: Their health and wellbeing, the report on the health of young people aged 12-24 years. Canberra, Australia: AIHW.
Government departments
Australia. Department of Health and Aged Care. (1999). Mental health: A report focusing on depression, 1998. Canberra, Australia: AGPS.
Western Australia. Office of Citizenship and Multicultural Interests. (2000). 2000 migrant services directory: A Western Australian guide for migrants and service providers. Perth, Australia: Office of
Citizenship and Multicultural Interests.
Please Note: Documents authored by government departments are cited following the jurisdiction they report to. Precede the department name with Australia., Western Australia., etc.
Internet Documents
Cite documents published on the web according to the specific guidelines for the type of document. Books, plays, government reports and company annual reports are examples of documents that may be published on the web.Please note: If no author or editor is given and the document is not a part, article or chapter, citation is by title, and format will precede the year of publication.
Standard format for citation
Goldberg, I. (2000). Dr. Ivan's depression central. Retrieved November 21, 2001, from http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.html
Electronic document, no author
How to cite references (1996). Retrieved November 21, 2001, from Murdoch University Library website: http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/libinfo/gdes/refgdes/cite/cite.html
Article in online encyclopaedia, no author
Depression (psychology) (2001). In Microsoft Encarta online encyclopedia 2002. Microsoft. Retrieved November 21, 2001, from http://encarta.ninemsn.com.au
Government publication (Australian Bureau of Statistics bulletin)
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (1997). Mental health and wellbeing: Profile of adults, Western Australia [Electronic version] cat. no. 4326.5. Retrieved November 21, 2001, from AusStats: http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats
AusStats is an example of a full text database that makes statistical data freely available on the Internet.
Government publication (Government department)
Australia. Department of Health and Aged Care. (2000). National youth suicide prevention strategy [Electronic version]. Retrieved November 21, 2001, from http://www.health.gov.au/hsdd/mentalhe/sp/nysps/about.htm